| 单词 | house-to-house |
| 释义 | > as lemmashouse-to-house P9. house-to-house: (of an action) performed or carried on from house to house in succession. Hence as noun: this process; a house-to-house visit, search, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [adjective] > successive or following one after another > from one house or shop to another house-to-house1844 shop to shop1888 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [noun] > house-to-house collection, search, etc. house-to-house1936 1844 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 26 Oct. 264/2 Referring to a house-to-house visitation of Mr Weld,..he mentions that there were in the parish 1465 families. 1893 Times 27 Apr. 7/2 A house to house canvass by the registrar would be far cheaper. 1936 ‘F. O'Connor’ Bones of Contention 37 We'll make a house-to-house. 1970 R. Rendell Guilty Thing Surprised xii. 142 Three of us have done a house-to-house in Myfleet. 1977 J. Johnston Shadows on our Skin 157 The army came in at each end of the street..and began a house-to-house search. 2008 Private Eye 8 Aug. 4/1 The local Knackers couldn't spend more time pursuing house-to-house inquiries after the girl's disappearance. < as lemmas |
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